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Lancaster
First United Methodist Church
163 East Wheeling Street (map)
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
740-653-3330 Phone
740-653-4983 Fax
Email
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PASTORAL STAFF |
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Robert McDowell,
Senior Pastor
(email)
Robert
McDowell serves as Senior Pastor
of First United Methodist Church
in Lancaster, Ohio which is part
of the Capitol Area South
District of the West Ohio
Conference. Before his
appointment at First United
Methodist Church in Lancaster,
Robert has also served churches
in Xenia, Toledo, Findlay,
Quincy, and Lima. Originally
from southeastern, Pennsylvania,
Robert moved to Ohio in 1985 to
attend United Theological
Seminary in Dayton and during
this time decided to become a
member of the West Ohio
Conference. Robert's life
mission is to joyfully live out
the good news of Jesus Christ
through word and deed so that
his family, his church, and his
community will know and embrace
God’s hope and promises for
their daily living.
(blog)
Phone number
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Cheryl Foulk,
Visitation Minister
(email)
Cheryl is a native
of North Carolina
and graduated from
Duke University in
1973 with a B.A. in
Sociology. She
received her master
of Divinity from
Asbury Theological
Seminary in 1979.
Since that time, she
and her husband,
Ben, have served a
variety of churches
in the West Ohio
Conference. (Both
are ordained Elders
in the Conference.)
Serving in separate
parishes, the Foulks
have been appointed
to churches in
Cincinnati, the Lima
area, Zanesville and
in Baltimore. Her
last pastorate was
for eleven years at
New Zion UMC in
Baltimore. Ben
presently serves as
pastor at Lithopolis
UMC. The Foulks have
two daughters: Azure
(Joe) Koehler, who
is a postpartum
nurse at Mt. Carmel
East Hospital, and
Esther (Blake)
Boulton, who is a
nursing student at
Mt. Carmel School of
Nursing. Cheryl was
a participant in the
Academy of Spiritual
Formation (through
the Upper Room) from
1996-1998. The
Foulks enjoy music,
movies, reading,
travel, and enjoying
life with their
grand daughter,
Evelyn Leigh
Koehler, age 2.
Phone number
extension 215 |
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PROGRAM STAFF |
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Pam George, Director
of Christian
Education
(email)
Pam is a life-long
member of First
Church and has
served on the church
staff since 1989.
Prior to 1989 she
was employed by the
Newark District
office of The United
Methodist Church.
Pam has been a
certified lab leader
in The United
Methodist Church
with certifications
in the areas of
Junior High, Senior
high, Adult, and
Older Adult
Ministries. She has
been asked to lead
lab schools and
workshops throughout
Ohio and in Michigan
and Indiana. She has
served as District
Children's
Coordinator,
District Youth
Coordinator, and has
chaired the West
Ohio Conference
Leadership
Development
Committee.
Pam is married and
has two daughters.
Her favorite
pastimes are
reading, walking,
swimming, and
traveling.
Phone number
extension 222 |
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Peg Parker,
Caring Ministries &
Assistant Education
Director
(email)
Peg joined the
church staff in 1984
as Director of
Children's
Ministries. She has
a B.S. in Home
Economics from Ohio
State University.
She taught home
economics for 5
years before
retiring to raise
her family. She
taught Sunday School
in several churches
in the communities
where they lived
during her husband's
training. She loves
kids and has really
enjoyed working with
the families at
First Church. In
January 2000 the
position of
Coordinator of
Caring Ministries
was created and Peg
moved to that
position. This
ministry includes
the Attendance
Ministry, Family
Concerns Ministry,
Fellowship Hour
Ministry, the Caring
Visitors. She is
also the staff
resource person for
the First Community
Kitchen.
Peg lives on a small
farm with her
husband, Jim. She
has two adult sons,
Jon and Andrew. She
loves to spend time
with her
grandchildren, cook,
garden, do
needlework and
travel.
Phone number
extension 224 |
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John Coen,
Creative Ministries
&
Crossroads
Facility Director
(email)
John is a graduate
of Ohio University
where he studied
video production and
film. His internship
with Stan Winston
enabled him to work
on special effects
for Edward
Scissorhands and
Predator II.
Following a short
stint as a
videographer and
film transfer
technician, John
took on the job of
Youth Director at
First Church. Since
joining the staff in
1992, he has
developed the
Virtuous Reality
puppet ministry and
has become the
Director of Creative
Outreach Ministries,
working with clowns,
puppets, magic,
video production,
visual arts, and
marketing. He has
taught workshops on
puppetry and
clowning at national
and international
conferences. He also
manages Crossroads,
our church ministry
center.
Phone number
extension 103** |
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Sandra Yerian,
Youth Director
(email)
Sandra Yerian
accepted the
position of Youth
Director at First
United Methodist
Church in August of
2010, after many
years of
volunteering in
Christian education.
Sandra & her husband
Jeff live in rural
Lancaster with 3 of
their 5 children and
2 very playful
German shepherds.
Before moving to
Ohio in 1999, Sandra
lived in Ontario,
Canada, where she
still enjoys
visiting her parents
and 3 brothers
Sandra is an avid
reader, and also
enjoys cooking,
sewing, bead
weaving, gardening,
fitness and public
speaking.
Phone number
extension 104** |
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Mary Grover,
Child Care Provider
(email)
Mary has
served FUMC as the
main nursery child
care provider since
2003. She has spent
most of her life in
Carroll, where she
resider with her
husband, Matt and
their two daughters,
Haley and Hannah.
Phone number
extension 104**
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MUSIC & WORSHIP
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Clarence McCoy,
Director of Worship
Arts
(email)
Clarence M.
McCoy has been
serving First United
Methodist Church as
Music Director, then
later as Director of
Worship Arts since
August, 1997.
Clarence currently
provides leadership
and coordination for
all music, worship,
and worship arts
programs and serves
as one of the
members of the
worship planning
team.
Clarence is a
Fairfield County
native who graduated
from Amanda-Clearcreek
High School in 1986.
After studies at the
University of Toledo
and Ohio University
in music education
and trumpet
performance, he
received a Bachelor
of Music Education
degree. Clarence's
experience includes
public school
instrumental music
instruction in the
North Baltimore and
Northern Local
school systems,
performing with the
Toledo Symphony
Orchestra and the
Lancaster Chorale,
music retail sales
and management,
formerly directing
the Celebration
Singers of Lancaster
and the
Lancaster-Fairfield
Youth Choir, and
church music
positions at four
other churches
before coming to
FUMC.
Phone number
extension 232 |
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Michael Snyder,
Organist
(email)
Michael Snyder
currently works as
the Choral Director
at Finland Middle
School in the
Southwest City
Schools. Previously
he has worked as
Assistant Choral
Director at Hilliard
Darby High School
and Choral Director
at Heritage Middle
School, and Director
of Choral Activities
at
Whitehall-Yearling
High School prior to
that. He has held
Director of Music
and Organist
positions at Zion
Lutheran Church in
Wooster, David
Lutheran Church in
Canal Winchester,
and Bexley United
Methodist Church.
Michael studied
Piano Performance at
Kent State
University, received
a Bachelor in Music
– Organ Performance
degree from the
University of Akron,
received his
education
certificate from The
Ohio State
University, and has
completed work
toward a Master of
Music Education
Degree at VanderCook
College of Music. He
lives in Canal
Winchester with his
wife, Angela, and
their daughter,
Bailey.
Phone number
extension 232 |
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Brenda Graf,
Choir Accompanist
Phone number
extension 232 |
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OFFICE STAFF |
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Sandy Roberts,
Senior Administrator
(email)
Sandy joined
First Church through
confirmation as a
youth in 1960 and
joined the church
staff in 1985 as
Membership
Secretary. Later she
became the
Administrative
Secretary and Office
Manager. In May of
2010 Sandy was given
the title of Senior
Administrator. Sandy
was certified as a
Professional United
Methodist Church
Secretary through
the organization
PAUMCS in Atlanta,
GA in December of
1993 by the General
Council on Finance
and Administration
of the United
Methodist Church.
She has attended
many of their Annual
Conferences in
several different
states.
Sandy is married to
Bob and they have
two daughters,
Heather Roberts and
Aimee (Patrick)
Munyon, and two
grandchildren,
Hannah and Hayden
Tatman. Sandy enjoys
gardening, reading,
and traveling.
Phone number
extension 210 |
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Deb Silvia,
Treasurer
(email)
Deb Silvia
joined the First UMC
staff as Treasurer
in May, 2010. She
has a degree in
Business
Administration from
Franklin University
and has experience
working in the
public and
non-profit sectors.
She is a member of
Shalom United
Methodist Church in
Carroll where she
has served as
Secretary/Treasurer,
Trustee, Sunday
School
Superintendent, and
Vacation Bible
School Coordinator.
Deb is happily
married to Fred
(1989) and they have
two beautiful
daughters, Georgi
and Kate. Georgi is
off to college and Kate is
busy in sports, FFA,
and Chamber Singers
at her High School. When
Deb has spare time,
she enjoys reading
and gardening.
Phone number
extension 214 |
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Jill Warner,
Financial Secretary
(email)
Jill has been a
member of First
Church since she
moved here with her
family from
Loveland, Ohio in
1993. After becoming
involved in
Children's
Ministries, she took
the position of
Children's
Coordinator from
2000 to 2003. After
a year off she came
back to the staff as
Financial Secretary.
Jill has a degree in
Business
Administration from
Heidelberg College
and still keeps
herself busy
volunteering with
children & youth
ministries. She is
married to her
loving husband, Tim,
and has three
wonderful children
David, Stephanie &
Garrett, & two
grandchildren Paige
& Landon.
Phone number
extension 218 |
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BUILDING STAFF |
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Scott Gottliebson,
Wedding Custodian &
Security
(email) |
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*Voice mail
number--To leave a
voice mail message
for church staff,
please dial
740-653-3330 and
dial the voice mail
number before staff
names.
**Crossroads--The
number for
Crossroads is
740-653-3320.
Dial
extension:
101 for
the Tower Hall
phone
102 for the
Kitchen
103 for
Creative Ministries
104 for Youth
Ministries.
*** E-mail
address for staff
members:
firstnamelastname@lancasterfumc.org.
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